WILL EDI GATHEGI BE THE NEW DR CUDDY IN HOUSE

Kenyan born actor Edi Gathegi now based in the USA might just be looking at a new role in the medical drama House as the new Dean of Medicine at Princeton Plainsboro. Dr Cuddy who was played the role of both boss and love interest to Hugh Laurie’s Dr. House has left the show.
TVLine reported that it will in fact be someone viewers already know. Although it hasn’t been revealed who will be getting the big job at Princeton Plainsboro, it will be one of seven possibilities. Edi who played Dr Jeffrey Cole is one of them.



The names mentioned as the possibilities are:
Dr. Jeffrey Cole, played by Edi Gathegi, who was another contestant in the hiring competition but was cut for siding with Cuddy.
Dr. James Wilson, played by Robert Sean Leonard, Dr. House’s long-suffering best friend.
Dr. Eric Foreman, played by Omar Epps, an original member of House’s team who once actually was his boss for a brief time.
Dr. Robert Chase, played by Jesse Spencer, another original team member with questionable ethics.



Dr. Chris Taub, played by Peter Jacobsen, who managed to make the cut when House decided to make hiring a new team member into a strange competition.
Dr. Sam Carr, played by Cynthia Watros, ex-wife to Dr. James Wilson and not exactly a favorite person of Dr. House.
And finally, Edward Vogler, played by Chi McBride, whose brief stint as the man in charge at Princeton Plainsboro left some serious bad blood between him and Dr. House.

WILL EDI GATHEGI BE THE NEW DR CUDDY IN HOUSE

Kenyan born actor Edi Gathegi now based in the USA might just be looking at a new role in the medical drama House as the new Dean of Medicine at Princeton Plainsboro. Dr Cuddy who was played the role of both boss and love interest to Hugh Laurie’s Dr. House has left the show.
TVLine reported that it will in fact be someone viewers already know. Although it hasn’t been revealed who will be getting the big job at Princeton Plainsboro, it will be one of seven possibilities. Edi who played Dr Jeffrey Cole is one of them.



The names mentioned as the possibilities are:
Dr. Jeffrey Cole, played by Edi Gathegi, who was another contestant in the hiring competition but was cut for siding with Cuddy.
Dr. James Wilson, played by Robert Sean Leonard, Dr. House’s long-suffering best friend.
Dr. Eric Foreman, played by Omar Epps, an original member of House’s team who once actually was his boss for a brief time.
Dr. Robert Chase, played by Jesse Spencer, another original team member with questionable ethics.



Dr. Chris Taub, played by Peter Jacobsen, who managed to make the cut when House decided to make hiring a new team member into a strange competition.
Dr. Sam Carr, played by Cynthia Watros, ex-wife to Dr. James Wilson and not exactly a favorite person of Dr. House.
And finally, Edward Vogler, played by Chi McBride, whose brief stint as the man in charge at Princeton Plainsboro left some serious bad blood between him and Dr. House.

FIRST GRADER WINS AUDIENCE AWARD AT DURBAN FILM FESTIVAL

The late Kimani Maruge

The movie about Kenya’s oldest primary school student the late Kimani Maruge was awarded with the Audience Award at the just concluded 32nd Durban International Film Festival.

Oliver Litondo plays Mzee Kimani Maruge

The biographical film about the 84–year-old student dubbed the First Grader is set in a mountain village in Kenya the film tells the remarkable true and uplifting story of a proud old Mau Mau veteran who is determined to seize his last chance to learn to read and write - and so ends up joining a class alongside six year-olds. Together he and his young teacher face fierce resistance, but ultimately they win through - and also find a new way of overcoming the burdens of the colonial past.

Oliver Litondo and Naomie Harris

British actress Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean) plays Jane Obinchu, Maruge’s teacher who got in trouble for allowing him to sit in class with the 6-year-old students.

South African actor Vusi Kunene and Oliver Litondo

Kenyan journalist and an actor Oliver Litondo, 62, plays Maruge, an octogenarian who did not let age stop him from taking advantage of the Free Primary School initiative to get the education he always wanted.
The is organised by the Centre For Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal) with support by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (principal funder), National Film and Video Foundation, KZN Department of Economic Development and Tourism, HIVOS, City of Durban, German Embassy of South Africa, Goethe Institute of SA, Industrial Development Corporation, KZN Department of Arts and Culture, and a range of other partners.

FIRST GRADER WINS AUDIENCE AWARD AT DURBAN FILM FESTIVAL

The late Kimani Maruge

The movie about Kenya’s oldest primary school student the late Kimani Maruge was awarded with the Audience Award at the just concluded 32nd Durban International Film Festival.

Oliver Litondo plays Mzee Kimani Maruge

The biographical film about the 84–year-old student dubbed the First Grader is set in a mountain village in Kenya the film tells the remarkable true and uplifting story of a proud old Mau Mau veteran who is determined to seize his last chance to learn to read and write - and so ends up joining a class alongside six year-olds. Together he and his young teacher face fierce resistance, but ultimately they win through - and also find a new way of overcoming the burdens of the colonial past.

Oliver Litondo and Naomie Harris

British actress Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean) plays Jane Obinchu, Maruge’s teacher who got in trouble for allowing him to sit in class with the 6-year-old students.

South African actor Vusi Kunene and Oliver Litondo

Kenyan journalist and an actor Oliver Litondo, 62, plays Maruge, an octogenarian who did not let age stop him from taking advantage of the Free Primary School initiative to get the education he always wanted.
The is organised by the Centre For Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal) with support by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (principal funder), National Film and Video Foundation, KZN Department of Economic Development and Tourism, HIVOS, City of Durban, German Embassy of South Africa, Goethe Institute of SA, Industrial Development Corporation, KZN Department of Arts and Culture, and a range of other partners.

UTI WEDS IN MOCK PUBLICITY SHOTS FOR WEDDING COMPANY

Former Big Brother Africa winner Uti was early this week in a mock wedding with Naija model and former beauty queen Munachi Abii. The publicity shots were for the launch of a wedding company called MAI. Uti was romantically linked to Kenya rep in the reality show Sheila Kwamboka.
Enjoy the shots...

UTI WEDS IN MOCK PUBLICITY SHOTS FOR WEDDING COMPANY

Former Big Brother Africa winner Uti was early this week in a mock wedding with Naija model and former beauty queen Munachi Abii. The publicity shots were for the launch of a wedding company called MAI. Uti was romantically linked to Kenya rep in the reality show Sheila Kwamboka.
Enjoy the shots...

DNG AND JALANGO ON SET OF KATUMBO DANCE: COMPLETE WITH PIX

Katumbo Dance, is an idea that Kenya’s Number 1 Hypeman-DNG and Top Comedian-Jalang’o come up with jointly and executed by their companies 254 Entertainment and Arena Media respectively.
The duo do a lot of MC gigs together and at one of these corporate events, they came up with a brilliant idea to come up with a comical but catchy hook that they can perform on stage together during their gigs. The Katumbo Dance hook was created instantaneously! The hook caught on and the two talented artists saw the potential and dared one another to record the song. A week later, the two artists kept urging each other on and decided to be serious about it. A call to Dr. Eddy -the producer behind the success of System Ya Kapungala and Tobina -was made and a recording session scheduled. The rest, is history.





Katumbo Dance is a mash-up of lingala, hype and comedy in one amazing audio production. The feel good song is all about fun, energy, positive energy and having a good time. It is light-hearted and easy listening, with top notch quality.
The video, shot in Kibera Namba Nane features an amazing dance routine by Sakata Dance 2011 Winners, F.B.I. They add spectacular appeal to the video.



The Katumbo Dance video clearly depicts the feel good vibe of the song with smiles, comical characterization, dance, hype and energy effortlessly but vividly being perceived.

SK Blue

The dramatization has taken videos to the next level from the start of the presentation, giving the production a ‘film’ feel. Quality, as always is unquestionable and this video has definitely risen the bar and has set a new standard in the Kenyan Music Industry.





Katumbo Dance has brought together the uptown swag-played by DNG- and the ghetto lifestyle-played by Jalang’o- in a musical production that has never been done before! Unprecedented, this song has done something that even our leaders have been unable to do- unite the low and the high classes in unity, as in depicted in the intro where these tow, totally distinct and different worlds come together in a showdown.

Alphamatone

The hate/despise that these two societies have for each other is quashed by a little kid who innocently shouts “Acheni hii vita!” Adding content to the production, it is ultimately depicted that we are one people, one nation, and that we can all live together in harmony.